[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13769-13770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7196]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


Contract Review Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act as amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), announcement is made of an 
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Technical Review 
Committee (TRC) meeting. This TRC's charge is to review contract 
proposals and provide recommendations to the Director, AHRQ, with 
respect to the technical merit of proposals submitted in response to a 
Request for Proposals (RFP) regarding an ``Evidence-Based Practice 
Center (EPC II)''. The RFP was published in the Commerce Business Daily 
on January 31, 2002.
    The upcoming TRC meeting will be closed to the public in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), section 10(d) of 5 
U.S.C.,

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Appendix 2, implementing regulations, and procurement regulations, 41 
CFR 101-6.1023 and 48 CFR 315.604(d). The discussions at this meeting 
of contract proposals submitted in response to the above-referenced RFP 
are likely to reveal proprietary information and personal information 
concerning individuals associated with the proposals. Such information 
is exempt from disclosure under the above-cited FACA provision that 
protects the free exchange of candid views, and under the procurement 
rules that prevent undue interference with Committee and Department 
operations.

    Name of TRC: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality--
``Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC II)''.
    Date: April 9-10, 2002 (Closed to the public).
    Place: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 6010 
Executive Blvd, 4th Floor, Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 
20852.
    Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding 
this meeting should contact Jacqueline Besteman, Center for Practice 
and Technology Assessment, Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, 6010 Executive Blvd, Suite 300, Rockville, Maryland 20852, 
301-594-4017.

    Dated: March 14, 2002.
Lisa A. Simpson,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 02-7196 Filed 3-25-02; 8:45 am]
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